Author: Cheryl Lee MaxsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Demographic surveys
Languages : en
Pages : 12
Book Description
Gang Members on the Move
Author: Cheryl Lee MaxsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Demographic surveys
Languages : en
Pages : 12
Book Description
Gang Members on the Move
Author: Gang Members on the Move
Author: Cheryl Lee MaxsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Demographic surveys
Languages : en
Pages : 11
Book Description
Meet the Gang!
Author: Annie AuerbachPublisher: Disney Press
ISBN: 9781423131694
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
/DIVEveryone’s favorite toys are on a new adventure, and now readers can feel as if they’re part of the action. Lenticular elements are sprinkled throughout the story. Readers can tilt the book to see the toys move each time they turn the page. Plus, the book features a padded cover and sturdy board book pages.DIV
Gangs of the El Paso–Juárez Borderland
Author: Mike TapiaPublisher: University of New Mexico Press
ISBN: 0826361102
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 201
Book Description
This thought-provoking book examines gang history in the region encompassing West Texas, Southern New Mexico, and Northern Chihuahua, Mexico. Known as the El Paso–Juárez borderland region, the area contains more than three million people spanning 130 miles from east to west. From the badlands—the historically notorious eastern Valle de Juárez—to the Puerto Palomas port of entry at Columbus, New Mexico, this area has become more militarized and politicized than ever before. Mike Tapia examines this region by exploring a century of historical developments through a criminological lens and by studying the diverse subcultures on both sides of the law. Tapia looks extensively at the role of history and geography on criminal subculture formation in the binational urban setting of El Paso–Juárez, demonstrating the region’s unique context for criminogenic processes. He provides a poignant case study of Homeland Security and the apparent lack of drug-war spillover in communities on the US-Mexico border.
Gangs
Author: Amanda HiberPublisher: Greenhaven Publishing LLC
ISBN: 0737762942
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
More than eighty percent of American cities with a population of 100,000 or more report gang activity. Most of these gangs are made up of members who are eight to twenty-two years old. These statistics point to a larger unfortunate truth, at some point, our youth will have an encounter or an experience with gangs. It is important that they understand this world and how it operates. This collection of essays helps readers navigate the issues. Readers will analyze whether gangs are a growing suburban problem, if gang activity is increasing among girls, the role of immigration and gang activity, and measures that reduce gang involvement. Colorful photographs, charts, graphs, and images reinforce the text and present essential data.
Gangs in Rural America, Final Report
Author: Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1428961437
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 101
Book Description
The Hidden Story of Gangs and Crime
Author: Karen Latchana KenneyPublisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN: 1477728007
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 50
Book Description
The idea that many teens have of gangs is one that is outdated and often influenced by television and movies. But this "hidden story" of gangs and gang violence delves deeper into gangs, breaking down some of the stereotypes and showing readers some of the reasons why gangs exist and what is being done to combat some of the violence. All types of gangs are explored, going beyond the basic ideas and into the lesser known elements of gang violence.
Homies and Hermanos
Author: Robert BrennemanPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199912491
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
Using the tools of sociological theory, Robert Brenneman seeks to discover why a pot-smoking, gun-wielding "homie" gang member would want to trade in la vida loca for a Bible and the buttoned-down lifestyle of an evangelical hermano (brother in Christ) - and to what extent this strategy works for the many youth who have tried it.
Street Gang Patterns and Policies
Author: Malcolm W. KleinPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199890102
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
In the past two decades, many prevention and suppression programs have been initiated on a national and local level to combat street gangs--but what do we really know about them? Why do youths join them? Why do they proliferate? Street Gang Patterns and Policies is a crucial update and critical examination of our understanding of gangs and major gang-control programs across the nation. Often perceived solely as an urban issue, street gangs are also a suburban and rural dilemma. Klein and Maxson focus on gang proliferation, migration, and crime patterns, and highlight known risk factors that lead to youths form and join gangs within communities. Dispelling the long-standing assumptions that the public, the media, and law enforcement have about street gangs, they present a comprehensive overview of how gangs are organized and structured. The authors assess the major gang programs across the nation and argue that existing prevention, intervention, and suppression methods targeting individuals, groups, and communities, have been largely ineffective. Klein and Maxson close by offering valuable policy guidelines for practitioners on how to intervene and control gangs more successfully. Filling an important gap in the literature on street gangs and social control, this book is a must-read for criminologists, social workers, policy makers, and criminal justice practitioners.